Taruithorn Termcard, Michaelmas Term 2013

Bayne Room - Christ Church Bayne Room, door about one-third along right side of front quad, ground floor

Those events marked with ** are open to all comers, except where otherwise noted. If you'd like to continue coming to
our events after this, we ask that you join the society; membership is a very reasonable £8 per year for new members
(£13 for existing members) and includes food and drink at many events.

** 1st week - Friday 18th October - Freshers' Moot **

Christ Church - Bayne Room - 8pm

Fun and frivolity as we begin the first meeting of term. Food, drink, games, and an opportunity to meet and chat to members
old and new.

** 2nd week - Sunday 20th October - Tolkien's Oxford **

Christ Church - Front Entrance - 2pm

Get your bearings and enjoy a relaxed guided tour, full of triviata about the Professor's city. Around two hours, after which
we will retire to a room or pub. Final details dependent on weather - confirmation will be via email.

** 2nd week - Friday 25th October - Whose Ring Is It Anyway? **

Christ Church - LR2 - 8pm

Frantic improvisation is the name of the day, with some, little or no relation to Tolkien according to taste. Bring props!

** 3rd week - Friday 1st November - Dramatic Readings **

Christ Church - Bayne Room - 8pm

Appealing to the thespian in each of us, we practice and perform various scenes in a suitably ir/reverent fashion. Bring
along your favourite Tolkien or Tolkien-inspired work, and pick a passage!

** 4th week - Friday 8th November - Speaker Evening **

Christ Church - LR2 - 8pm

This term we are delighted to host John Garth, author of Tolkien and the Great War: The
Threshold of Middle-Earth. The topic of John's talk will be:

"In a hole in the ground: Tolkien and the trenches."

"Tolkien fought in the Battle of the Somme as battalion signals officer for the 11th Lancashire Fusiliers and lost
some of his closest friends there. The Great War was crucial in his invention of Middle-Earth. Hie experiences shaped
The Lord of the Rings, and particularly its hero Frodo."

There will be dinner and drinks with John beforehand (to be arranged by email); otherwise, meet in Christ Church at 8
as normal.

** 5th week - Thursday 14th November - Geek Quiz **

Christ Church - Lecture Room 2 - 8pm

In the legendary Geek Quiz, members of Oxford's geekiest societies get together in order to battle it out
for the crown of "team who won that term". A really fun evening, and who knows, you might even get an answer
right occasionally...

** 5th week - Friday 15th November - Trial of Denethor **

Christ Church - LR2 - 8pm

Come and be part of the jury as we put Denethor on trial for attempted filicide, child neglect and failure to uphold the constitution.
We will also be recruiting for volunteers for defendants/witnesses!

5th week - Saturday 16th November - Gandalf's Fireworks

Magdalen Bridge - 6pm

Celebrate the season of frosty nights and clear night skies with a fireworks party fit to rival those of Gandalf himself! Hot
baked potatoes, mulled wine, and an assortment of cakes to ward off the winter chills. (There is a £2 charge to cover cost
of food.)

6th week - Friday 22nd November - Banquet Planning

Christ Church - LR2 - 8pm

Come and give and discuss ideas on how to decorate for, and what to serve at, this year's annual Society Banquet!

7th week - Friday 29th November - Mathom Party

Christ Church - Bayne Room - 8pm

"...for anything that Hobbits had no immediate use for, but were unwilling to throw away, they called a mathom."

A party with a twist. Bring along your least wanted possession. You will leave with someone else's. It can get competitive!

8th week - Friday 6th December - Games Evening

Christ Church - Bayne Room - 8pm

A chance to relax at the end of term over board games and other diversions. Feel free to bring your own favourites along!